"[I]f we are to wage war [against child pornographers], we must know our enemy. We need to know more about those who create this unspeakable 'product,' why they do it and the various ways it is used ... The question then becomes: What can we do?" Learn more about Andrew Vachss' 2006 cover feature for Parade—and read an exclusive Q&A with Mr. Vachss that more than doubles the information in the original article—by clicking here.

YouTube star Austin Jones pleads guilty to coercing underage girls to send him sexually explicit videos
"Internet pop artist Austin Jones faces at least five years in federal prison after pleading guilty Friday to coercing six underage female fans to send him sexually explicit videos and attempting to do the same with as many as 30 other victims.
Jones, 26, from west suburban Bloomingdale, entered the plea to one count of child pornography during a hearing before U.S. District Judge John Lee. Prosecutors asked that he be taken immediately into custody until he's sentenced, but the judge said he would allow Jones to remain free on bail so he can continue to seek psychiatric counseling."Chicago Tribune, February 1, 2019

Queens man collected thousands of child porn images and filmed himself having sex with a dog: prosecutors
"A Queens creep who allegedly filmed himself having sex with a dog has been charged with possession of more than 5,900 child porn images, prosecutors said Monday.
Queens prosecutors on Monday charged Vishal Lalbeharry, 30, with 17,725 counts of possession of the disgusting photos and video — including images of children as young as six months old being abused by adult men and women. A search of his home turned up 16 appalling videos of his congress with a Pomeranian.
"NY Daily News, January 14, 2019

Man who recorded himself spanking girl's bottom gets 17 years in prison
"A 28-year-old man who invited a 9-year-old girl and her family to live with him and then recorded himself spanking her bare buttocks was sentenced to 17 years in prison Monday.
The law requires a mandatory minimum 25 years in prison for Ebert's two videos of the spankings, Durham said. That act is defined under state law as "using a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct" -- essentially, child pornography because of the nudity involved."The Oregonian, January 7, 2019

Connecticut man charged with child porn possession after he tried to make copies of pictures at pharmacy
"A Manchester man was arrested after investigators found he tried to copy photos depicting child pornography at a local pharmacy, police said.
Clemente Cabassa, 57, of 185 East Center St., was charged with first-degree possession of child pornography.
On May 21, officers were sent to Walgreens, 295 Main St., after an employee reported that a man requested photos of naked children be copied from his phone to a compact disk, the arrest warrant says.
Police found that Cabassa had inquired earlier about downloading photos, but told pharmacy workers that he did not want anyone to see the pictures because they depicted naked women, the warrant says.
"Hartford (CT) Courant, December 18, 2018

Man who kept child pornography 'fairy house' in woods gets 9 mos. in jail
"A man whose stash of child pornography was discovered in a tree house in the Snoqualmie National Forest in 2016 was sentenced to nine months in jail last week.
Daniel Wood, 57, pleaded guilty Nov. 20 to one count of second-degree possession of child pornography and one count of second-degree attempted viewing of child pornography. A King County Superior Court Judge sentenced him Friday to the top of the standard sentencing range allowed by the state."San Francisco Gate, December 12, 2018

Man indicted, 3 more arrested North College Hill teen sex video case
"An 18-year-old accused of secretly filming himself having sex with minors and sending the videos to students at North College Hill High School and Middle School has been indicted.
A Hamilton County Grand jury has indicted Jeremiah Horton on two counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor. North College Hill Police said several additional charges may be added upon the completion of the investigation.
Three additional arrests have been made in this case. Police said three juveniles are accused of sending out the video from their phones. "Cincinnati Inquirer, December 1, 2018

Exclusive: Former Belton HS teacher charged with possession of child porn
"BELTON — A former Belton High School teacher who inadvertently showed pornography to students on a projection screen in his class is now charged with possession of child pornography.
James Edward Alleman, 45, of Temple — a computer science teacher who taught students in ninth through 12th grades — resigned from the Belton Independent School District on Sept. 28, the day of the incident. He was arrested Nov. 18. Alleman allegedly had child pornography on a district-owned laptop, iPad, external hard drive and MicroSD card, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by the Telegram."Tempe (AZ) Daily News, November 29, 2018

Ex-family doctor sentenced for having huge child porn trove
"ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A former western New York pediatrician who admitted photographing young patients and his daughter's friends has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for possessing thousands of images of children being sexually abused and molested.
A federal judge in Rochester called 70-year-old David Blasczak a "monster" and "every parent's and every civilized person's worst nightmare" during sentencing Thursday.
Blasczak, who had a longtime family practice in Wayne County, admitted in August to receiving child pornography. He said he had more than 2,500 images and nearly 80 videos.
Court papers say he also admitted he took explicit photos of young patients at his office in Clyde, and acknowledged touching and photographing his daughter's friends during sleepovers."AP, November 30, 2018

Queens man sentenced after sending child porn to girlfriend
"A Queens creep tried to turn his new girlfriend into a sexual predator, sending her child porn and urging her to start a family with him so they could abuse their children at birth.
Howard Stapley, 40, of Astoria, was slapped with a four-to-12 year prison sentence for the sick scheme Tuesday, after pleading guilty to nearly 300 counts of child-porn related charges.
"I enjoy the idea of converting you into a pedophile," Stapley texted the woman, who he'd been dating for about a month, prosecutors said.
He started seeing her in August 2015, and about a month later he had her download the Kik messenger app on her phone."NY Daily News, November 13, 2018

Brooklyn teacher arrested for child pornography
"A Brooklyn high school teacher was arrested on child pornography production charges Wednesday, federal court officials said.
Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences teacher Jonathan Deutsch is charged with five counts of sexual exploitation of a child related to images and videos of children that the he targeted online, federal court officials said.
United States Attorney Richard Donoghue said Deutsch, 34, of Brooklyn, targeted his young victims on Facebook, using the social media site to solicit and receive sexually explicit material from minors."NY Daily News, September 19, 2018

Pleasantville High School principal arrested on child porn charges
"MAYS LANDING — The principal of Pleasantville High School was arrested Wednesday on child-porn charges, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced Wednesday.
Edward Bonek, 48, of Absecon, is charged with possession of child pornography, distribution of child pornography, possession of child pornography with intent to distribute, maintaining a file-sharing program making child pornography available for distribution, and official misconduct."Atlantic City (NJ) Press, August 9, 2018

German couple convicted of rape after selling young son for sex on dark web
"A couple in Germany have been jailed for more than 12 years each for the repeated rape and abuse of the woman's ten-year-old son, and for forcing him into prostitution.
In one of the most disturbing child sex cases ever heard by the German courts, the 48-year-old woman and her partner were found guilty of selling the child to paedophiles over the internet on almost 50 occasions.
They were also found guilty of filming themselves raping and sexually abusing the child and distributing the video to paedophiles over the "dark net", the unregulated part of the internet."The Telegraph (UK), August 7, 2018

Teacher who pleaded guilty to child porn had 'up-skirt' photos of students
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A Virginia teacher who pleaded guilty to a federal child pornography charge had more than 100 "up-skirt" images of his students.
The Daily Progress reports Charlottesville police presented evidence of those images of Charlottesville High School students at Richard A. Wellbeloved-Stone's sentencing Monday. The school district had previously said that none of the 57-year-old environmental science teacher's crimes were related to his tenure at the school.
In an email sent to parents after the hearing, district spokeswoman Beth Cheuk says the photographs appear to have been taken without students' knowledge in his classroom between 2012 and 2014.
"AP, August 1, 2018

Longtime Boy Scout leader faces child pornography charge
"A longtime local Boy Scouts leader has been arrested and charged with possession of child pornography.
Russell Ruth, 34, of Lyons, Wayne County, made an initial appearance in federal court Monday morning. He will remain in custody and return July 11 for a detention hearing with Judge Jonathan Feldman.
Ruth was employed by the Boy Scouts of America, according to prosecutors, and has been the longtime crafts director at Camp Babcock-Hovey in Ovid, Seneca County."USA Today, July 9, 2018

Vatican diplomat convicted on child porn charges in first trial of its kind
"VATICAN CITY — The Vatican tribunal on Saturday convicted a former Holy See diplomat and sentenced him to five years in prison for possessing and distributing child pornography in the first such trial of its kind inside the Vatican.
Monsignor Carlo Capella admitted to viewing the images during what he called a period of "fragility" and interior crisis sparked by a job transfer to the Vatican embassy in Washington. He apologized to his family and the Holy See, and appealed for leniency by saying the episode was just a "bump in the road" of a priestly vocation he loved and wanted to continue."AP, June 23, 2018

Columbia student honored for anti-sexual violence work busted for child porn
"A Columbia University student, who was once a Nobel Peace Prize nominee for his work to end sexual violence against kids, was arrested in Manhattan on charges of child pornography and attempted child sex crimes, authorities said.
Joel Davis was collared Tuesday following a federal investigation that started in May and ended Monday, according to federal court papers.
During that time, Davis allegedly exchanged text messages with undercover federal agents — sending lewd images of infants and children and expressing his interest in having a sexual relationship with minors. He later planned to meet with two young girls — ages 2 and 9 years old — to engage in sexual activity."NY Post, June 27, 2018

Accused CIA leaker facing child porn charges: 'I'm an American patriot'
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The former CIA employee charged with one of the most damaging leaks in the agency's history — and possession of child pornography — submitted a 137-page handwritten manifesto seeking bail Thursday, arguing he is not a pervert but a patriot.
Joshua Schulte said the document handed to Judge Paul Crotty during a hearing in Manhattan Federal Court was an application for bail in light of "new information discovered in the case."
"NY Daily News, June 28, 2018

Teen mom accused of making child porn with infant son sentenced to jail
"A young Michigan mother who admitted to performing oral sex on her 5-month-old son during a live-streamed video was sentenced to at least six years in prison.
Jazmine Pacyga, 20, admitted to fondling and performing oral sex on her baby while she live-streamed it in a video sent to Nathan Osborne, who allegedly pressured her into the act, MLive.com reported. Pacyga was sentenced last week to a minimum of six years in prison and a maximum of 25 years as she was a second-time offender, according to MLive.com.
Pacyga was convicted of producing child sexually abusive material by a jury in April. She was acquitted, however, of first-degree criminal sexual conduct because she said she did not penetrate the child, MLive.com reported at the time. A first-degree criminal sexual conduct conviction could have resulted in a life in prison charge for Pacyga."NY Post, May 29, 2018

Bronx creep hit with 1,800 charges for hoarding violent kiddie porn videos
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A Bronx man is facing more than 1,800 kiddie porn charges after he was found with violent photo videos of children engaged in sex acts, cops said.
Adam Field, 33, was taken into federal custody Friday, after a month-long police probe, authorities said.
Investigators soon discovered that the creep was sharing the disgusting images on social media platforms through his phone, cops said."NY Daily News, May 26, 2018

Man found guilty of sexually exploiting infant daughter
"RENO, Nev. — A 36-year-old Reno man faces 20 to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually exploiting his infant daughter and distributing images of the explicit conduct on social media.
The U.S. Attorney's Office says Derrick Joseph Rady pleaded guilty in federal court in Reno on Monday to sexual exploitation of a minor and distribution of child pornography."AP (Reno), April 3, 2018

Man Sentenced To 105 Years For Child Pornography
"NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A 36-year-old Nashville man, who was also known to dress as Spiderman and wash windows at a local children's hospital, has been sentenced to 105 years in prison for the production of and transportation of child pornography.
Reports stated Jarratt A. Turner was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court.
"The sentence imposed by the Court should insure that this defendant will never have another opportunity to inflict his perverted sexual desires upon another innocent child," said U.S. Attorney Cochran."NewsChannel 5 (Nashville), April 16, 2018

Florida deputy arrested on child porn charges
"ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida sheriff's deputy is facing charges of receiving child pornography through the Canadian-based social media messaging app Kik.
Federal prosecutors say 36-year-old Orange County Deputy Kevin Hutchinson was being interviewed Thursday as part of an investigation he transmitted child pornography when they found files he received that day.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police had alerted the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of child pornography being sent through Kik from an IP address in the Orlando area."AP, April 21, 2018

Illegal 'gingerbread house' in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie Forest stocked with food, bedding — and child porn
"After hearing rumors for years about an illegally built cabin in a remote area of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, an employee with the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) set out to find the place.
On five different occasions, the employee searched the forest on the western slope of the Cascade mountain range east of North Bend but failed to find any sign of the cabin that had long been talked about among hikers. Finally, on his sixth try, he came across the elaborate treehouse with a wraparound porch and glass windows in November 2016.
What he found inside — framed photos of naked young girls and an envelope stuffed with more sexually explicit images of children — set off a monthslong federal investigation that led to a Mill Creek man.
But it wasn't until after investigators matched DNA found on items inside the cabin with a DNA sample from a discarded paper cup that charges were filed against Daniel Wood, 56. A search of Wood's Mill Creek condo turned up thousands of additional images, mostly of girls ages 8 to 12, an FBI agent wrote in charging papers."Seattle Times, March 20, 2018

Port Authority officer arrested on dozens of child porn charg
"VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WVEC) -- A Port of Virginia police officer is facing numerous charges of child pornography.
Virginia Beach Police said 51-year-old John William Princeton was arrested on Wednesday. He is charged with 27 counts of possession of obscene material with a minor, and 13 counts of produce, distribute, finance - child pornography.
Detectives say the incident dates span over the past 12 months, and the investigation is ongoing."WVEC-TV (Virginia), February 15, 2018

Man pleads guilty to blackmailing girl with porn
"STAFFORD, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man accused of blackmailing an 11-year-old girl for a kiss has pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including producing child pornography.
The Free Lance-Star of Fredericksburg reports the Stafford County Sheriff's Office arrested 28-year-old Gerardo Leonel Giron last August on a complaint from the girl's mother.
A search warrant affidavit says the mother told police she found a video of her daughter showering on his computer and the girl told her Giron threatened to post the video online if she didn't kiss him.
Giron was pleaded guilty Wednesday to the charges, which also included unlawful filming of a minor, domestic assault and battery and violating a protective order.
He could be sentenced to more than 10 years in prison on April 23."AP, February 8, 2018

Fairbanks couple sentenced for producing and distributing child pornography
"FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU) - A Fairbanks couple has been sentenced to spend decades in prison for producing and distributing child pornography. According to court documents, the couple would babysit small children who they would then sexually abuse on camera.
Christopher Duane Davis, 32, was sentenced Friday to serve 35 years in prison, followed by a lifetime term of supervised release. His partner, 27-year-old Charity Noel Germain was sentenced Dec. 15, 2017 and will serve 22 years in prison, followed by a lifetime term of supervised release. Davis pleaded guilty to production and distribution of child pornography and Germain pleaded guilty to conspiracy to produce child pornography.
Chloe Martin, the spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Alaska, writes that according to court documents, the couple "gained the trust of families with small children, whom they would then babysit. While babysitting for the children, Davis and Germain would sexually abuse the children and record the abuse." The images and videos would then be shared online. "WTUU (Alaska), February 2, 2018

Lake County inmate accused of trying to hire hit man to kill judge in child-porn case
"An inmate at the Lake County Jail relayed, via a series of numerical codes to his mother on the phone, that he wanted to hire a man nicknamed "the Rabbi" to kill the judge on his case, according to an arrest affidavit.
Robert Anthony O'Hare, 56, was arrested Monday on a charge of solicitation to commit murder against Judge Don F. Briggs, who sentenced O'Hare to 20 years in prison on child-pornography charges Jan. 8, Lake County deputies say.
But the man whom O'Hare allegedly hired said there was no such plot."Orlando Sentinel, January 30, 2018

Army veteran sentenced to life in prison for raping Filipino children, producing child porn
" A 57-year-old Army vet was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for raping Filipino children as young as 7 and using them to produce pornography in a harrowing case of exploitation.
Michael Carey Clemans of Sacramento, Calif., paid a Filipino woman named Lyan Tendang $6,000 for equipment to photograph naked children, according to a statement from the Department of Justice.
U.S. District Judge John Mendez, who called the crimes "unthinkable," said, "He has taken away the childhood of those victims."
Clemans was working as a pilot in Bangkok, Thailand, when he began corresponding with Tendang in 2014."NY Daily News, January 24, 2018

Minnesota teen faces child pornography charges for sexting
"St. Paul, Minn- The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota is supporting a 14-year-old girl charged with a felony crime for sending an explicit selfie through Snapchat to a teen boy at her school. In a brief the ACLU-MN is challenging the Rice County prosecutors' attempt to punish the teen for sexting.
"To suggest that a juvenile who sends a sexually explicit selfie is a victim of her own act of child pornography is illogical," stated Teresa Nelson, Legal Director of the ACLU-MN. "Child pornography laws are supposed to protect minors from predators, and Jane Doe is not a predator."
Jane Doe is charged with dissemination of child pornography. If she is found guilty, she would be forced to register as a predatory sex offender for the next ten years, and the career paths open to her as an adult could be sharply limited."ACLU, Minnesota, December 21, 2017

Former special-needs teacher at Garland High admits to sharing child porn online
"A man who taught special-needs students at Garland High School has pleaded guilty to a federal child-pornography charge.
Kirk Patrick Keshler, 60, entered the plea Tuesday to one count of transportation of child pornography. He will faces five to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 at his sentencing in April.
Authorities searched Keshler's Garland home in August after determining that an IP address belonging to him was used to share child pornography online. Keshler was watching these videos when police arrived, according to a court documents.
Detectives seized computers and other electronic devices containing more than 10,000 images and 3,000 videos of child pornography, some of which depicted sadistic and masochistic acts and bestiality."Dallas Morning News, December 19, 2017

Larry Nassar, disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor, sentenced to 60 years in prison for child porn
" Disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to 60 years in prison Thursday in a federal child pornography case.
The former Michigan State University doctor — who's been accused of sexually assaulting more than 130 victims — in July pleaded guilty to three federal charges of obtaining and possessing child pornography and destroying computer files to hamper an investigation.
In court filings last week, Nassar's attorney requested leniency for his client, claiming the doctor is working toward change. Still, federal prosecutors sought the maximum sentence after law enforcement discovered more than 37,000 images of child porn on hard drives at his home."NY Daily News, December 7, 2017

Anonymous Just Took Down 1/5 Of Dark Web's Child Pornography
"The anonymous hacktivists claimed over 50% of the data stored on the Freedom Hosting II servers contained child pornography. International Business Times reported that the hackers stole 75 GB worth of files and 2.6 GB of databases, which they offered to return for 0.1 bitcoin, around $100."http://anonhq.com, February 7, 2017

Professors & Staff Arrested for Trading in Child Rape
"A concerning number professors and staff have been arrested for trading in brutal child sex abuse, including of infants. From University of Virginia's Assistant Dean, Michael Morris downloading infant anal rape to Kirk Nesset, professor at Allegheny College with over 500,000 videos/images including folders called "kidsfuck," too many professors and staff are involved in child sex trafficking."https://medium.com, Feb 14

Sentencing delayed for former SF political consultant charged with possessing child porn
"Enrique Pearce, who was arrested and charged with six felony counts related to the possession and distribution of child pornography in May 2015 with possession and distribution of child pornography, appeared in a San Francisco Superior Court on Friday morning after pleading guilty to all the charges in December 2016. "http://www.sfexaminer.com, March 10, 2017

Staten Island wrestler 'Rude Boy' arrested for possession of child porn
" A Staten Island pro wrestler is accused of posting child porn photos on his Google and Tumblr accounts, police said.
James (Rude Boy) Riley, 25, was arrested on Wednesday, cops said.
The 6-foot-1, 208-pound Riley admitted he kept at least 10 child porn photos on his iPhone when detectives arrived at his Arden Heights home with a search warrant, according to a criminal complaint."NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, March 29, 2017

Md. man charged with 'horrific' sex crimes involving girls under 5
"The mother of two of the young victims told investigators she had been trying to get away from Thompson for years, and that he who would threaten to kill her and her children, documents said. Thompson had a history of abusing minors related to the women he was dating, according to the court documents."https://wtop.com, April 5, 2017

SF political consultant to be jailed 6 months for child porn
"Pearce, 42, who once held lucrative contracts with Mayor Ed Lee and other San Francisco politicians, sat expressionless next to his lawyers as Judge Rene Navarro handed down his sentence in San Francisco Superior Court. "http://m.sfgate.com, Apr 7, 2017

Nearly 400 children rescued and 348 adults arrested in Canadian child pornography bust
"The three-year project, named Project Spade, began when undercover officers with the Toronto Police Service Child Exploitation service made contact with a Toronto man allegedly sharing "very graphic images" of child sexual abuse in Oct. 2010, Toronto Police Service Chief William Blair said at a press conference on Thursday. "https://www.nbcnews.com, Nov 14 2013

Brooklyn man posing as teen extorted child porn out of young girls, authorities allege
" Ruslan Mirvis was ordered held without bail after he was arraigned Friday in Brooklyn Federal Court, authorities said.
Charged with the sexual exploitation of children, Mirvis confessed he convinced minors "to take pictures and videos of themselves and other minor victims engaged in sexually explicit conduct," according to court papers."NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, April 24, 2017

Police say there are more victims of babysitter accused in molestation case
"On Thursday, police officials said that 23-year-old Brittney Lyon, of Escondido, had advertised her childcare services online, and they appealed to the public for information to help find families across Southern California who may have hired Lyon — who they suspect used both her real name and the assumed identity of another person."http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com, April 27, 2017

American expat nabbed in child porn bust in Philippines
" Deakin's arrest April 20 reveals one of the darkest corners of the internet, where pedophiles in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia pay facilitators on the other side of the world to sexually abuse children, even babies, directing their moves through online livestreaming services.
The relatively new crime of webcam sex tourism is spreading rapidly, with new digital technologies sparking what the United Nations calls an "alarming growth of new forms of child sexual exploitation online." The FBI says it's epidemic, and that at any given moment, 750,000 child predators are online."THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, May 9, 2017

Florida Man Sentenced to Prison for Engaging in a Child Exploitation Enterprise
"Steven W. Chase, 58, of Naples, Florida, was sentenced to 30 years in prison, along with a lifetime term of supervised release, and was ordered to forfeit his residence in Naples by U.S. District Judge Richard L. Voorhees of the Western District of North Carolina. On Sept. 16, 2016, a federal jury found Chase guilty of one count of engaging in a child exploitation enterprise, one count of advertising child pornography, three counts of transportation of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. The jury also returned a special verdict determining that Chase should be ordered to forfeit all property derived from, involved in, or traceable to his criminal activities, to include his Naples residence. "https://www.justice.gov, May 1, 2017

'Playpen' Creator Sentenced to 30 Years
"Steven W. Chase, 58, of Naples, Florida, created a website called Playpen in August 2014 on the Tor network, an open network on the Internet where users can communicate anonymously through "hidden service" websites—where criminal activity is not uncommon. Chase ran the Playpen website, where members uploaded and viewed tens of thousands of postings of young victims, indexed by age, sex, and the type of sexual activity involved."https://www.fbi.gov, May 5, 2017

City worker and head of Manhattan Young Democrats cuffed on child porn charges
" Jacob Schwartz, 29, surrendered to authorities Thursday to face charges of possession of a sexual performance by a child and promoting a sexual performance by a child.
Schwartz was fired Friday from his job as a computer analyst for the city Department of Design and Construction, where he headed the agency's "Build It Back" Hurricane Sandy recovery and resiliency program, according to his online biography. He began working for the city in May 2015, officials said."NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, May 26, 2017

MIT grad faces terrorism charges in Las Vegas
"In the first folder of the first drive detectives open, Mork kept underskirt photos of women he had apparently taken with a hidden camera inside a rolling bag, the prosecutor said. Police also discovered "violent child pornography," "snuff films," and images of Mork having sex with "seemingly unconscious women," Villani said."https://www.reviewjournal.com, April 5, 2017

Man facing child porn, flashing charges kept computer files of his rape victims: prosecutors
" Cameron McDermott, 31, is accused of repeated attacks on two women in 2010 and in 2013, according to the Manhattan District Attorney's office.
Assistant District Attorney Jamie Kleidman said McDermott "meticulously recorded each of his actions and then labeled them on his computer, under files named things like 'unconscious' and the victim's name.""NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, June 9, 2017

Convicted child porn fiend busted again for same crime on Long Island
" Jay Lockett Sears, 78, was arrested at his East Quogue home Thursday for violating the terms of his supervised release, the feds said.
Sears has been concocting kiddie porn by pasting the faces of little girls on the bodies of naked women, the same crime he was convicted of in 2013, prosecutors said."NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, June 8, 2017

Germany Dismantles Huge Ring of 87,000 Members Involved in Child Abuse
"After months of investigation, authorities arrested a 39-year-old man from the Limburg-Weilburg district north of Frankfurt in mid-June, and are questioning him in custody.
"The suspect is believed to have been largely responsible for the creation of the technical infrastructure of the platform as its administrator," prosecutors said, adding that they had found the server used to store the site's data on the the so-called darknet during a search of his flat."https://ahtribune.com, July 06 ,2017

Depraved world view of Ben Levin continues on parole
"Convicted child pornographer Ben Levin, the former bigwig in Ontario's ministry of education, is on parole — but he is busy online, trolling academic studies on porn and leaving comments that suggest the disgraced educator still doesn't think he did anything wrong.
Or that he hurt anyone.
If he remains so clueless, why isn't this registered sex offender still behind bars?
Levin, 65, was sentenced to three years in prison in 2015 after pleading guilty to creating and possessing child pornography and counselling others to commit a sexual assault."Toronto Sun, November 15, 2017

Pervy Brooklyn teacher nabbed again for child porn
" A disgraced former Brooklyn high school teacher who did prison time following a 2005 child pornography arrest has been busted again – this time for having 3,000 kiddie porn files at his home, the feds alleged Friday.
The sick files included images of infants, prosecutors said."NY Daily News, September 15, 2017

Bronx perv gets 168 years for taping child sex abuse
" David Keith, 39, was sentenced Tuesday to 168 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting minors — and recording his sick acts on video, officials said.
Keith pleaded guilty in November to five counts related to the child exploitation and related child pornography crimes, as well as lying to the feds about abusing kids, according to the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office.
Prosecutors said Keith lured a 12-year-old girl into his car on Oct. 13, 2013, and taped "himself engaging in coercive sexual conduct with her." Keith told the girl he would hurt her if she told anyone what had happened and threatened that he was watching her, prosecutors said."NY Daily News, September 5, 2017

New Jersey priest claims he uploaded child porn to get back at God for making him lose at poker
" A prison-bound New Jersey priest contests he only uploaded child pornography to his computer to get back at God, who'd been making him lose at poker.
Father Kevin Gugliotta will serve 11½ to 23½ months in prison and must register as a sex offender, according to reports.
The priest, who previously worked in the Archdiocese of Newark, was busted last year when police found child porn on his computer at his Gouldsboro, Pa., apartment last year."NY Daily News, August 25, 2017

Notes on rituals, child porn found at home of elderly Seattle brothers accused of abuse
" Investigators found toys, used children's underwear and kids' shoes at the home where three elderly brothers are accused of fostering their sick obsession with young girls.
Prosecutors say the Seattle home of Charles Emery, 82; Thomas Emery, 80, and Edwin Emery, 78, held handwritten notes about the "kidnapping, torturing, raping and murdering of young girls."
Investigators say that the men accumulated a trove of child pornography until their niece saw pictures of sexual abuse when cleaning the home earlier this month and called 911."NY Daily News, August 23, 2017

'Glee' star Mark Salling agrees to plead guilty in child pornography case, faces up to 7 years in prison
"Former "Glee" actor Mark Salling is facing considerable prison time after taking a plea deal in his child pornography case just two weeks shy of his federal felony trial.
The actor, 35, agreed to serve a 4-to-7-year prison sentence for possessing pornographic images of prepubescent minors on his personal computer, the deal paperwork filed Tuesday and obtained by the Daily News states."NY Daily News, October 4, 2017

Massive paedophile ring uncovered by police in Norway after arrest of 51 men
"Authorities seized 150 terabytes (150,000 gigabytes) of data, including photos, videos and chat transcripts between members of various paedophile networks.
Known as 'Dark Room', the police operation revealed sexual assaults against children as young as babies, according to The Local."www.independent.co.uk, November 23, 2016.

Comic book author suspected of putting child porn on YouTube
"An accomplished San Francisco comic book and nonfiction author, who has been published in Marvel and a slew of other publications, was arrested on suspicion of possessing more than 600 child pornography files and uploading the graphic videos to YouTube, police said Friday."www.sfgate.com, January 8, 2017.

FBI describe dark net paedophile kingpin as one of the most prolific child sex offenders ever
"Matthew Graham is awaiting sentencing for 13 child pornography charges in the Victorian County Court after he was arrested in 2014 following a joint FBI/Victoria Police probe.
The 23-year-old pleaded guilty for creating and administering a series of website on the dark web between 2011 and 2014, which were devoted to torture and abuse of victims under the age of 10."http://www.news.com.au, February 20, 2016.

How SF political consultant got a wrist slap for child porn
"Folks at the San Francisco Hall of Justice are shaking their heads that political consultant Enrique Pearce will be allowed to avoid jail time after pleading guilty to possession of hundreds of images of child pornography — including graphic pictures of infants as young as 6 months old being abused."www.sfchronicle.com, January 25, 2017.

Nearly 400 children rescued and 348 adults arrested in Canadian child pornography bust
"The three-year project, named Project Spade, began when undercover officers with the Toronto Police Service Child Exploitation service made contact with a Toronto man allegedly sharing "very graphic images" of child sexual abuse in Oct. 2010, Toronto Police Service Chief William Blair said at a press conference on Thursday. "www.nbcnews.com, November 14, 2013.

Former 'Law & Order' director gets 10 years probation after pleading guilty to child porn charges
" WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A television director with credits on "Law & Order" and other shows has been sentenced in New York to 10 years' probation on child pornography charges.
Jace Alexander was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to promoting a sexual performance by a child and possessing an obscene performance by a child. He had faced up to seven years in prison."NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, July 29, 2016.

Ex-Boeing manager sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for child porn
" A former Boeing manager has been sentenced in Los Angeles to more than three years in prison for possessing child pornography discovered during an unrelated espionage investigation.
Judge Christina Snyder sentenced Keith Gartenlaub on Monday to 41 months in federal prison."THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, August 30, 2016.

Paedophiles use secret Facebook groups to swap images
"Settings on the social network mean the groups are invisible to most users and only members can see the content.
Children's Commissioner for England Anne Longfield said Facebook was not doing enough to police the groups and protect children. "www.bbc.com, February 12, 2016.

District chairman of Boy Scouts troop in Oklahoma arrested for child pornography
"ALTUS, Okla. — A man who is a district chairman of a Boy Scouts troop in Oklahoma was arrested this week after he was allegedly caught with child pornography.
Steven Foreman, 52, was arrested in Altus after investigators intercepted child pornography coming from a personal computer at Foreman's home, officials say."kfor.com, June 2, 2016.

Mustang 15-year-old arrested for child pornography
"Investigators saw a large amount of "graphic pre-pubescent child pornography being distributed" from a home in Mustang. They got a search warrant for the home, finding the teen was behind the crime, investigators alleged."okcfox.com, July 28, 2016.

Mustang man arrested for thousands of child pornography images, videos
"Bobby Gene Landrum, 42, was arrested on March 25 at his home near Czech Hall and State Highway 152 in Mustang.
According to reports, Canadian County Sheriff's deputies arrested him after an undercover investigation determined Landrum was allegedly distributing child pornography."kfor.com, March 28, 2014.

Oregon sports coach arrested on child porn charges
"A Bandon School District employee was arrested Friday evening on federal charges related to child pornography, the FBI revealed.
Sean Jeffrey Haga, 30, works as an educational assistant, basketball coach and track coach for the school district, according to the FBI."koin.com, June 19, 2016.

Paedophiles use secret Facebook groups to swap images
"Settings on the social network mean the groups are invisible to most users and only members can see the content.
Children's Commissioner for England Anne Longfield said Facebook was not doing enough to police the groups and protect children. "BBC News, February 12, 2016.

Fargo man sentenced to 30 years for producing child pornography
" A 30-year-old Fargo man will spend his next 30 years behind bars after being found guilty of producing child pornography. Dewayne William Barth II was sentenced on Wednesday for Production of Child Pornography, Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography, and Possession of Child Pornography. "www.valleynewslive.com, March 23, 2016.

Former West Point cadet and child pornographer sentenced to eight years in prison
" A former West Point cadet convicted on federal child pornography charges was sentenced Wednesday to eight years behind bars.
Ricky Patrick Hester, 25, collected and shared more than a thousand disturbing images of children being sexually abused.
White Plains prosecutors argued at trial that the Indiana man sent emails requesting videos and images of "kids being forced to do stuff" and "boys being tied up and peed on."" NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, January 6, 2016.

Man convicted of child porn in Brooklyn set free after five days in jail
" A Brooklyn judge allowed a convicted child pornographer facing up to eight years behind bars to go free after spending only five days in jail.
Eastern District Judge Jack Weinstein released a 98-page decision describing why he went easy on Raul Vasquez, a 52-year-old married father of five.
"Removing R.V. from his family will not further the interests of justice," Weinstein wrote in the Jan. 21 decision, which was first reported by the New York Law Journal." NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, January 30, 2016.

HIV-positive rapist jailed for filmed sex with 6-year-old boy
" Ira S. Task, who told cops he was HIV-positive for over 20 years, was busted after cops saw footage of him and another man raping a 6-year-old boy on a third pervert's phone, Penn Live reported.
Cops were able to identify the admitted rapist from his ring, the moles on his right thigh, and a ring around his penis, according to reports. Task is also seen in the video giving the victim an inhalant of amyl nitrite, a drug that causes a high and only available with a prescription, Cumberlink reported." NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, October 21, 2015.

Disgraced NYPD officer facing child porn charges attempting to suppress digital evidence against him
"A disgraced NYPD sergeant is trying to suppress the mountain of digital evidence showing he choreographed women into molesting young children in their custody on Skype by blaming his ex-girlfriend for hacking into his cell phone and computer.
Alberto Randazzo, who admitted to then-gal pal Jenny Zerello that he had a "secret life," claims in court papers that she illegally accessed his electronics. Zerello contacted authorities about the damning text messages and photos she had found." NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, October 13, 2015.

Queens man charged with receiving 50,000 kiddie porn images can have unsupervised contact with his children
" A federal judge pooh-poohed the concerns of law enforcement officials, ruling that a Queens man charged with receiving nearly 50,000 kiddie porn images on the "dark Web" can have unsupervised contact with his two young children, the Daily News has learned.
"It comes down to money," Judge Frederic Block explained in Brooklyn Federal Court last week. "It's a financial burden on the family if they have to hire people to sit there and watch them. I don't see his children at risk."" NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, February 8, 2016.

Former 'Survivor' contestant busted for possessing child porn, running Ponzi scheme
" A former two-time "Survivor" contestant who fell into a fire on the show was busted Friday for possessing child porn and running a Ponzi scheme, according to officials.
Michael Skupin, 54, was running a complex racketeering scheme and investigators discovered sexually explicit pictures of kids on his computer, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced Friday." NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, February 5, 2016.

Former 'Mrs. Orange County' beauty queen accused of selling child porn to Marine
" A California beauty queen was busted for allegedly making child pornography with a 4-year-old relative and then selling the sexually explicit images to a U.S. Marine, federal officials said Thursday.
Former Mrs. Orange County Meghan Breanna Alt was arrested Wednesday after deputies said she showed the photos to a Marine stationed in Southern California in exchange for money and gifts, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said." NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, October 9, 2015.

Florida cop once named 'Officer of the Year' arrested for child porn by Homeland Security
" A Florida cop once named "Officer of the Year" was arrested by federal agents for distributing child porn -- and uploading the smut on the job, court documents show.
Port St. Lucie Officer Michael Harding was charged Wednesday with sending and receiving child porn after undercover Homeland Security investigators discovered his filth-ridden account on the app Kik messenger, authorities said."NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, September 23, 2015.

Pennsylvania woman allegedly filmed herself molesting child during Skype chats with NYPD sergeant
" A third woman has been charged with allegedly molesting a child during Internet chats orchestrated by a depraved NYPD sergeant.
Leigh Marcini, 37, of Pennsylvania, is the latest sicko federal authorities have uncovered in Sgt. Alberto Randazzo's computer files, which were apparently not exhaustively searched when he was arrested in 2013 by Internal Affairs Bureau investigators."NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, September 18, 2015.

Olympic gymnastics coach charged with child molestation, possession of child porn
" A former Olympics gymnastics coach was charged with child molestation and possession of child pornography Tuesday.
Indianapolis coach Marvin Sharp is accused of fondling a 14-year-old gymnast and taking inappropriate pictures of her during photo shoots and physical therapy sessions at his gym, The Indianapolis Star reported."NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, August 26, 2015.

Peel Regional Police officer faces child pornography, fraud charges
"A veteran detective in southern Ontario has been charged with accessing and possessing child pornography, the Peel Regional Police announced Wednesday.
Police said the officer, a 30-year veteran of the force who worked with the Technological Crime Unit, was arrested on Wednesday. He also faces fraud charges."CBC News, August 19, 2015.

Staten Island man kept downloading child porn despite probation, cops say
"STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — He just can't stop downloading child pornography, prosecutors say.
A Port Richmond man on probation for child porn charges was caught with more illegal images of children -- on a cell phone linked to an e-mail address he "forgot" to mention on his Sex Offender Registration forms, according to a law enforcement source."www.silive.com, August 13, 2015.

Texas woman produced, distributed child porn out of day care center
" A former Texas day care worker is accused of producing child pornography at the facility she worked at while distributing it to a fugitive sex offender, federal authorities said.
Christina Cortez, 38, of Corpus Christi, was taken into custody after sickening images of at least one child being sexually abused was found in her possession, according to a criminal complaint this week."NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, August 7, 2015.

Las Vegas family practitioner drugged and raped patients, including a mother and teen daughter
" A family practitioner in Las Vegas is accused of drugging and raping nearly a dozen of his patients, including a mother and her teenage daughter, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Dr. Binh "Ben" Minh Chung, 41, was initially charged in June with production and possession of child pornography. He had his medical license suspended indefinitely, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported."NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, August 6, 2015.

'Law & Order' TV director from Westchester hit with child porn charges
" A TV director from Westchester was busted on child porn charges, according to authorities.
Jason (Jace) Alexander, of Dobbs Ferry, faces two felony counts of promoting and possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child, the Westchester County DA's office said Wednesday."NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, July 30, 2015.

Ex-top cop guilty in kid porn case
"The former police chief of a Westchester County town pleaded guilty Monday to possessing child pornography.
Brian Fanelli, 56, faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced by Federal Judge Kenneth Karas in White Plains.
Fanelli retired from the force in Mount Pleasant, about 30 miles north of Manhattan, shortly after his arrest last year."NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, July 27, 2015.

Indiana man deemed 'most prolific' child porn peddler after stash of 9,000 videos, images uncovered in raid
" An Indiana man known as "the most prolific" child porn peddler in his state faces up to 162 years in prison for downloading and sharing more than 9,000 videos and pictures of rape and bestiality involving children ranging in age from infants to 17, prosecutors say.
Michael Dean Sermersheim, 68, spent 27 days over a four-month period earlier this year obtaining graphic images showing fully nude minors being abused, including in acts of bondage and bestiality, according to the Indianapolis Star." NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, July 22, 2015.

Retired NYC teacher arrested on child porn charges traced to secret pervy website
" A retired New York City schoolteacher was busted Tuesday on kiddie porn charges traced to a secret Internet network of pervs that the FBI unmasked, the Daily News has learned.
Alex Schreiber, 66, of Little Neck, Queens, allegedly trolled with the user name "philsic" to access a depraved post that contained a link to some 400 images of young girls being molested and raped by adult men, according to the criminal complaint."NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, July 08, 2015.

FDNY firefighter arrested on child porn charges
"Scott Trivolis, 51, a 20'year veteran of the FDNY, was charged with promoting a sexual performance of a child and possessing a sexual performance by a child after he surrendered at the 120th Precinct stationhouse on Staten Island with his attorney at 12:45 p.m., cops said." NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, June 24, 2015.

California high school track coach busted on child porn charges after lost iPad found in rental car
"A California high school track coach was busted on child pornography charges after his lost — and found — iPad revealed an array of twisted images, authorities said."
"Raymond Henry II apparently left the tablet in a rental car, authorities said. The person who found it called the Orange County Sheriff's Office, tipping off investigators to nude pictures of young girls, ages 11 to 13, on the device, authorities said."NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, June 21, 2015.

Florida man sentenced to 16 years for taking naked photos of teenage autistic girl
" A judge sentenced a 50–year–old Florida man who produced child pornography of a teenage autistic girl to more than 16 years in prison, officials announced today."
"William Harvey will serve 16 years and eight months in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Anne Conway also ordered Harvey to serve a life term of supervision after his release."NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, June 17, 2015.

Brooklyn political candidate admits to viewing 20 images of child porn: prosecutors
"The 2012 Republican candidate for District 41 of the state Assembly, who lost against incumbent Helene Weinstein, made written statements where he admits to owning the email address, viewing and sharing 'children engaged in sexual conduct,' according to the criminal complaint.
The disgusting images are all of girls, some as young as two–years–old, Cotto said."Daily News, May 22, 2015.

South Carolina man used Lowe's parking lot to download child porn
"A man caught taking advantage of free wi–fi in the parking lot of Lowe's by downloading child porn in York, S.C. has pleaded guilty, local reports said.
An off–duty cop found the now convicted sex offender Leroy Moore camped out in front of the home improvement store during the Dec. 2014 incident, according to WBTV–TV.
A body camera worn by another police officer that came to investigate Moore's activity was able to pick up the child porn videos he was looking at."Daily News, May 16, 2015.

19–year–old Texas student accused of threatening girl, 14, for sex, nude photos in sextortion case
"Kevin and Karen Maley say it began when their daughter came home crying last fall and confided in them of the threats the older 19–year–old student athlete had made.
One text message allegedly sent by the bully read: 'I want to get hot with you... after that we don't ever have to do it again.'
The Maleys say they reported the threats to officials at Memorial High School—which is battling other allegations of doctored, nude photos being exchanged among its students—but claim that they weren't taken seriously until they hired an attorney."Daily News, May 14, 2014.

Mayor Lee's ex–consultant to face multiple child porn charges
"Enrique Pearce, the former $5,000–a–month consultant to Mayor Ed Lee, will be charged with six felony counts related to his arrest on suspicion of possessing child pornography, a spokesman for the San Francisco district attorney announced Monday."SFgate.com, May 11, 2015.

Child porn charges for 911 dispatcher and online friend in upstate New York
"The investigation into Jason Cortese, a Greece 911 operator facing various child porn charges, has led to the arrest of a woman in another Rochester suburb, who allegedly swapped sick images with him, the Democrat and Chronicle reported.
Megan McDonald, of Irondequoit, was charged Thursday with production, distribution and possession of naked pictures showing a 4–year–old girl and 1–year–old boy.
This comes a week after the arrest of Cortese, 33, who allegedly sent texts to a 12–year–old girl coaxing her to have a sexual relationship with his own 9–year–old daughter. He was also charged with child porn possession and production. Cortese got arrested in the 911 call center where he works, TWC News reported."Daily News, April 11, 2015.

Florida cop arrested after sick online confession of sexually abusing toddler: sheriff
"A perverted Florida cop who identified himself as a 'no limit perv dad' has been jailed after allegedly confessing to sexually abusing a 2–year–old girl, police said....
When FBI agents responded to his Lakeland home that evening, Smith was found with the child who was described as wearing the same shirt seen in the photos. Portions of the home's interior also matched what was seen in the photos, they stated.
Smith was taken into custody and charged with one count of directing/promoting sexual performance of a child."Daily News, March 19, 2015.

The Sickening Child Porn Crisis Infecting U.S. Government Agencies
"Daniel Rosen, a senior State Department official arrested last month for soliciting sex online with a minor, was reportedly arrested again Sunday night in Washington, D.C., and charged with an earlier crime of voyeurism after police searched his cellphone. And he is only the latest in a long string of government employees to have been accused of crimes against children."Daily Beast, March 16, 2015.

Former child welfare manager busted for possession of kiddie porn in Canada: report
" Berry had served as regional executive director of services for British Columbia's Ministry of Children and Family Development until recently. It is not clear whether he resigned or was fired, CBC News reported.
In his job he dealt with such issues as children's mental health, youth justice and youths with special needs."Daily News, January 20, 2015.

Ex–state Rep. Keith Farnham pleads guilty to child porn
"Former state Rep. Keith Farnham faces a mandatory minimum of five years in prison after pleading guilty Friday to online trading of thousands of images and videos of child pornography depicting victims as young as toddlers.
Federal prosecutors sought to take Farnham into custody after his guilty plea to a single count of distributing child porn. But U.S. District Judge Edmond Chang allowed him to remain confined at home on electronic monitors, citing serious health problems that include a terminal lung disease, bladder cancer and hepatitis."Chicago Tribune, December 05, 2014.

Florida man gets 105 years in prison in 'nationwide sextortion case' for child porn
"Lucas Chansler, 31, of St. Johns County admitted he used online threats to extort pornographic images from children in August. He pleaded guilty to nine counts of producing pornography. He faced 15 to 30 years in federal prison and $250,000 in fines for every count, according to an FBI press release."Daily News, November 16, 2014.

1,500+ years for couple who produced child pornography
"FLORENCE, AL (WAFF) –A federal judge sentenced a Lauderdale County couple to hundreds of years in prison for sexually abusing a minor child in their custody to produce images of child pornography."wsfa.com, October 22, 2014.

Former HHS Cyber–security chief convicted on child porn charges
"Timothy DeFoggi, who had been the lead IT specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, was found guilty Tuesday for accessing and viewing child porn, and discussing his fantasies—which included the rape and murder of children—message boards."Daily News, August 27, 2014.

WVa man sentenced to 15 years for child porn
"A West Virginia man was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for possession of child pornography, authorities said."Looks as though *some* Courts are getting our message!Daily News, August 08, 2014.

Judge Lets Child Porn Collector Avoid Prison, Conviction
"Joshua Michael Long, 25, admitted to investigators after his arrest that he collected more than 300 images and videos of child porn. [...] In a move that prosecutors didn't expect, Judge Kelly Case gave Long a deferred adjudication sentence that requires him to be closely monitored for 10 years but does not require a conviction on Long's record if he follows the law and the conditions of his probation for the next 10 years.
'If he's successful, he doesn't have to tell anybody that he was convicted of child pornography,' Diepraam said."Click 2 Houston.com, July 30, 2014.

Wounded Special–Ops Veterans Take on New Enemy: Child Porn
"We're fighting a domestic war for the children of America," said Camille Cooper of the National Association to Protect Children. "There may be a fire down at the border right now, but there's a fire in every state in this country right now and the federal government knows about it."Fox News, July 25, 2014.

Ex–Waltham Cop Sentenced to Five Years for Child Porn Possession
"Manganelli originally pleaded not guilty in federal court, but cut a deal with the U.S. Attorney's Office and changed his plea to guilty in May.
Before the plea change, the ex–cop faced two charges—possession of child pornography and receipt of child pornography—but the latter was dropped after he switched his plea, court records show.Two victims are seeking recompense from Manganelli for his actions, so a restitution hearing is set for Sept. 10. Saylor decided against fining Manganelli, saying any money he might have should go elsewhere. "[It] should first go towards restitution and secondly towards his family," Saylor said.Taunton Gazette, July 22, 2014.

Former Waltham Police Officer Sentenced to 5 Years for Child Pornography
"Manganelli possessed visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, including females between the ages of approximately six to 10–years–old. Manganelli engaged in substantial trading activity via email. In March 2013, federal agents discovered Manganelli in possession of more than 850 images and 40 videos containing child pornography, including the lewd and lascivious posing, sexual penetration, and bondage of minor girls, as well as a substantial collection of child erotica. During exchanges with at least 53 email accounts, Manganelli and others discussed their mutual sexual interest in children. In other email exchanges, Manganelli claimed that he sexually molested a prepubescent girl and also asked others how to groom a child to engage in sexual activity with him."U.S. Dept of Justice, July 22, 2014.

U.K. police arrest 600 suspected paedophiles
"Of the 660 arrested, 39 were registered sex offenders but the vast majority of suspected paedophiles were off the police's radar. Those arrested include doctors, teachers, scout leaders, care workers and former police officers.
The operation, which had remained secret until Wednesday, targeted people accessing indecent images of children online."The Guardian, July 16, 2014.

Pediatric Oncologist Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison for Child Porn Conviction
"Investigators began identifying suspected child pornography that had been downloaded to the doctor's home computer in October 2012, and observed numerous files being downloaded there from March to July 2013, according to a search warrant. During a July 16 search at his Roxbury Road home in Upper Arlington, investigators found several computers and USB drives and 85 child-porn files.
Pelloski admitted he'd also downloaded child pornography to an Ohio State University laptop he used, the search warrant says."Columbus Dispatch, July 12, 2014.

Exclusive: 2 victims of East Side pedophile help gather evidence decades later
Michael M. and John Kirby, now both in their 40s, tell the Daily News how Stephen Brown, now 62, lured them to his apartment in the mid–1980s before sexually abusing them. The men spotted Brown — who was recently busted with a massive child pornography stash — on the prowl in Central Park in recent years, so they snapped photos of him interacting with younger boys and gave the images to investigators.Daily News, May 04, 2014.

Supreme Court sets aside $3.4Million Verdict for Child Porn Victim
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas dissented, saying Congress had failed to make clear how judges should decide on the damages.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented separately, saying the defendant should be assessed the full amount of the required restitution.The Los Angeles Times, April 23, 2014

Fifth Grade Teacher Charged in Child Pornography Case
A fifth-grade teacher in Cambridge who is facing a charge of transportation of child pornography admitted to secretly videotaping children changing in and out of their clothes on more than one occasion, according to federal law enforcement officials. The Boston Globe, April 17, 2014

Former Beauvoir teacher Eric Toth sentenced for producing child pornography
Eric Toth was listed among the vilest of predators on the FBI's Most Wanted list.
But before he was sentenced to 25 years in prison in federal court Tuesday, the former teacher at D.C.'s prestigious Beauvoir school admitted in dramatic fashion that he largely is who he has been made out to be.Washington Post, March 11, 2014

Supreme Court to decide on child porn victim restitution
Advocates for child pornography victims say that holding defendants liable for the entire amount of losses better reflects the ongoing harm that victims suffer each time someone views the images online. The threat of a large financial judgment, coupled with a prison term, also might deter some people from looking at the images in the first place, the advocates say.Daily News, January 20, 2014

Raising the Stakes for Child Pornography
"I specifically want the federal government to be able to sue [people who possess or produce child pornography], because it has both the resources and the mandate. I am not advocating 'class action' suits on behalf of unidentified victims. The goal is not enrichment of individual lawyers. The goal is to benefit child pornography victims, penalize the profiteers, and add assets to the agencies charged with enforcing the law.
The seized assets should be used to improve all aspects of law enforcement in this area, from hiring more prosecutors and investigators to improving technological tracing skills and equipment. A portion — I feel 25% is more than adequate — should be set aside in an escrow fund for victims who are eventually identified."
PROTECT, February 19, 2006

Pennsylvania woman busted trying to frame husband with child porn: authorities
Meri Jane Woods, 42, sparked the child pornography investigation when she went to Pennsylvania State Police and said her husband sexually abused children. But investigators later determined that Woods installed the graphic images on the computer after her husband moved out of their Cherry Hill Township home.Daily News, December 23, 2013

Michigan Tea Party member busted on child pornography charges
Brian Schwanke was caught in possession of 34 child porn videos and two pictures. The deeply religious man was a sinner, his family said. He ranted against President Obama's lack of self-control during Nelson Mandela's funeral, but couldn't resist the sting that caught him.Daily News, December 19, 2013

Hedge fund guru Ezra Zask pleads guilty to possession of child porn
The internationally known wealth wizard — who served as an adjunct finance professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Yale, Fordham and Princeton and authored several books on hedge funds — will serve five years' probation after admitting to possessing one video depicting a child under the age of 16 engaged in sexual acts, though 10 were found in his home during a July 2012 arrest.Daily News, November 20, 2013

Hatfield man draws probation, forfeits computer, for possessing child pornSweetheart sentence: Jayson Dicho, 32, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to five years of probation after he pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges of possessing or disseminating child pornography in connection with incidents that occurred between February and April 2012.The Reporter, October 17, 2013

French mum jailed for son's prison rape
"Bonner has admitted carrying out multiple sexual assaults on her child during 2009 and 2010, filming them on her mobile phone and giving the phone's memory card to her imprisoned partner. The court was shown 11 videos taken from Bonner's mobile phone during the week, described as featuring 'abominable acts,' being akin to 'child pornography.'"The Local, September 26, 2013

Flagstaff man gets 340 years for child sex crimes
The case began when Greenberg was arrested trespassing at a home and investigators suspected from Greenberg's statements that he was a predator. The investigation led to a search of Greenberg's home and the discovery of child pornography.
azcentral.com, May 23, 2013

Ex-L.A. County sheriff's employee sentenced in child porn case
A former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department employee was sentenced Tuesday to 18 years in federal prison for seeking to have sex with children and distributing child pornography, authorities said. Mark Robin Rainwater, 46, was arrested on Oct. 12 at Shuttlesworth International Airport in Birmingham, Ala., with sex toys and children's toys in his luggage after he had arrived from California to meet two boys, according to federal authorities. Los Angeles Times, April 30, 2013

Sex abuse charges dropped against ex-Newton elementary teacher
Massachusetts prosecutors are dropping charges against a disgraced former Newton elementary school teacher who had been accused of sexually assaulting three children, saying they're content to let him serve out a 45-year federal child-porn sentence — and that the victims' families didn't want to force their children into painful trial testimony.Boston Herald, April 11, 2013

Accused murderer David Renz's child porn trial set for June
Renz is accused of killing Lori A. Bresnahan and raping a 10–year–old girl ... . Before the attack, he had disabled an electronic monitoring device on his ankle that he was required to wear as a condition of his release from jail on the child porn charges, police and prosecutors said.The Post-Standard, April 10, 2013

Japan's child porn addiction
"A nation that openly sexualises youngsters has become the world hub for a dark, booming industry. Now police have decided to tackle the culture of abuse."The Independent, October 12, 2012

Vast international child-porn network uncovered
"This demand [demand for photos of sexual assaults of young children] leads to the abuse of children, yet there is this misconception that somehow, viewing child pornography is a victimless crime," said Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz. "It clearly is not."Daily News, August 04, 2012

Anti-Child Porn Bill Hits Pete Townshend-like Road Block
"Pete Townshend of The Who in 2003 was caught up in a police probe after it was found he had used his credit card to enter a kiddie porn site. Townsend had claimed he was doing research and did not download any material. After police found no material on his computer, he was cautioned, but not arrested."
Daily News, June 14, 2012

Man pleads guilty in murder of Florida girl Somer Thompson
"A few weeks earlier, he was arrested by US Marshals in Meridian, Miss., and held on 29 counts of possession of child pornography, after former roommates found porn involving young girls on his computer."
Fox News, February 03, 2012

Judge Ronald C. Kline: Child Pornography/Child Molestation Case Suppressed by CourtArchive of articles relating to Orange County (California) Superior Court Judge Ronald C. Kline's arrest on child pornography and child molestation charges. The courts were kind to the judge: The child molestation charges were dropped because of a statue of limitations ruling, and the child pornography charges were suppressed because of an "illegal search" ruling based on the role of the computer hacker informant in the case. (11/10/2001-10/30/2003)